How to negotiate salaries- for teachers
Salary negotiation isn’t just for people on 6 figure salaries or in ridiculous tech or finance jobs. In my experience teachers can negotiate salaries too.
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Are company values too vague?
Lots of companies have core values that they promote. How specific are employers about how these look in practice, and how are they embodied by people they employ or wish to collaborate with? – 652 words Over dinner recently, I got talking to my companion, Matt, about values. He is currently recruiting for his new […]
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My hopes for diversity in 2017 #BAMEed
Is diversity a term that can be too vague and allow people to be lazy?
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How having a live-in nanny helps you have it all.
“How the hell did you do it [with 2 young children]?” “Because I could afford to have childcare at home.” When I heard the above exchange on an old episode of Desert Island Discs, I thought five things in quick succession. How refreshing. Finally a high profile and accomplished woman who doesn’t pretend that they […]
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Find a place to say what you want
I thought that I couldn’t write about leadership because I’m not in a leadership position anymore. But people still ask me things. I still notice things and I’m still interested in how leaders can affect organisations to create lasting positive change. I realised I can write about what I want. So can you. Yesterday I […]
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Are we only as good as our titles?
What brings us worth at work? Is it all about titles? What can we do when we know we need a change?
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Do we educate for conformity?
Is education too often about making children conform? Is so, is that a problem? 157 words
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Introverted leaders: brief notes from my Telegraph Festival of Education 2016 Talk
Last Friday I delivered a talk at the Telegraph Festival of Education about the benefits that introverts can bring to school leadership. Here are some brief notes. I don’t tend to do powerpoint for these kinds of talks and they are designed to be experienced rather than read but here are some notes and resources […]
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What do our fathers teach us about leadership?
For many of us, our fathers are the first model of leadership that we have – what do we learn from them subconsciously?
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Does it matter that the new Ofsted Chief has never taught?
Amanda Speilman was announced as the next Ofsted chief this week. She has never taught. Is this a problem?